[s2e5] Non Sequitur «INSTANT - Bundle»

: With the help of Cosimo , an alien who watches over these time-streams, and Tom Paris —who in this reality is a disgraced civilian—Kim must find a way to recreate the accident to return to his proper place on Voyager . The Meaning of the Title

: The episode poses a classic sci-fi dilemma: should Kim stay in a comfortable, safe life with the woman he loves, or return to a dangerous, stranded existence for the sake of his "true" identity and duty? [S2E5] Non Sequitur

: Like other famous "what if" episodes in the franchise, it allows the audience to see characters in a different light—specifically showing a version of Tom Paris who never found redemption on Voyager . : With the help of Cosimo , an

: In this timeline, Kim was never assigned to Voyager ; he is a design engineer working at Starfleet Headquarters. He has a beautiful fiancée, Libby, and a prestigious career, yet he remembers every detail of his "real" life on the ship. : In this timeline, Kim was never assigned

: Kim's attempts to explain his situation lead Starfleet Security to suspect him of being a Maquis spy. He eventually discovers that a "time-stream" accident involving a shuttlecraft caused him to switch places with his counterpart in this timeline.